Details of extension .p7b

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .p7b file extension, which is related to PKCS #7 Certificate Data in Base 64 Format. We'll explain what exactly a .p7b fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .p7b files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

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• PKCS #7 Certificate Data in Base 64 Format

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PKCS #7 Certificate Data in Base 64 Format

The P7B file is a PKCS #7 Certificate Data in Base 64 Format. In brief, a digital certificate is a part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), which is a system of digital certificates, certificate authorities, and other registration authorities that verify and authenticate the validity of each party involved in an electronic transaction through the use of public key cryptography.

Category: Data files

Application: Microsoft Windows Certificate Manager

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/pkcs7-signature

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.p7c PKCS #7 Certificate Data

.sst Microsoft Serialized Certificate Store

.crt Certificate File

.p7d PKCS #7 Detached Signature

Links:

Public Key Cryptography on Wikipedia

The .p7b file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .p7b extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .p7b extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .p7b filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .p7b file?

If you want to open a .p7b file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .p7b association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.p7b

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android